Joanna of Aragon, Countess of Ampurias
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Joanna of Aragon was the second child of Peter IV of Aragon
and his first wife Maria of Navarre
. She was an Infanta of Aragon
by birth and Countess of Ampurias by her marriage. She was a member of the House of Aragon
.
during childhood. Joanna's mother died whilst giving birth to her son Pedro, who died young also. Joanna was around three years old when her mother died. Her father remarried three times to: Eleanor of Portugal, Eleanor of Sicily
and Sibila of Fortia
. From these marriages Joanna gained many half-siblings including: John I of Aragon
, Martin of Aragon, Eleanor, Queen of Castile and Isabella, Countess of Urgell
.
Joanna's maternal grandparents were Philip III of Navarre
and Joan II of Navarre
, daughter of Louis X of France
and his first wife Margaret of Burgundy. Her paternal grandparents were Alfonso IV of Aragon
and his first wife Teresa d'Entença
.
Many members of her family showed dislike to her father's fourth wife Queen Sibila, due to her low ranking birth and her family's interfierence at court. Joanna's husband John came into conflict with Sibila, and then rebelled against Joanna's father. The marriage of Peter and Sibila also led to a strain between himself and his three surviving children: Joanna, John and Martin.
Joanna and John were married for twelve years, in this time they had two sons:
Joanna died aged forty or forty-one in 1385. Her husband died thirteen years later in 1398. She is buried at Poblet Monastery
.
Peter IV of Aragon
Peter IV, , called el Cerimoniós or el del punyalet , was the King of Aragon, King of Sardinia and Corsica , King of Valencia , and Count of Barcelona Peter IV, (Balaguer, September 5, 1319 – Barcelona, January 6, 1387), called el Cerimoniós ("the Ceremonious") or el del punyalet ("the one...
and his first wife Maria of Navarre
Maria of Navarre
Maria of Navarre was the eldest child of Philip III of Navarre and Joan II of Navarre. She was Queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to Peter IV of Aragon, she was also the first of four wives. Maria of Navarre is also known as Marie d'Évreux .-Family:Maria was an elder sister of Charles II of...
. She was an Infanta of Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
by birth and Countess of Ampurias by her marriage. She was a member of the House of Aragon
House of Aragon
The House of Aragon is the name given several royal houses that ruled the County, the Kingdom or the Crown of Aragon.Some historiansGuillermo Fatás y Guillermo Redondo, Alberto Montaner Frutos, Faustino Menéndez Pidal de Navascués...
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Family
Joanna was the second-born child of her parents. Her elder sister was Constance, Queen of Sicily. Her younger sister Maria died of the Black deathBlack Death
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Of several competing theories, the dominant explanation for the Black Death is the plague theory, which attributes the outbreak to the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Thought to have...
during childhood. Joanna's mother died whilst giving birth to her son Pedro, who died young also. Joanna was around three years old when her mother died. Her father remarried three times to: Eleanor of Portugal, Eleanor of Sicily
Eleanor of Sicily
Eleanor of Sicily was Queen Consort of Aragon . She was the daughter of Peter II of Sicily and Elisabeth of Carinthia. She was the third wife of Peter IV of Aragon.- Early life and family :...
and Sibila of Fortia
Sibila of Fortia
Sibila of Fortià , Queen of Aragon, was daughter of Berenguer de Fortià and his wife, Francesca of Palau. Sibila belonged to the lineage of Fortià, the lower nobility, with possessions in the rural Empordà, in the county of Ampurias. She was Queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to Peter IV of...
. From these marriages Joanna gained many half-siblings including: John I of Aragon
John I of Aragon
John I , called by posterity the Hunter or the Lover of Elegance , but the Abandoned in his lifetime, was the King of...
, Martin of Aragon, Eleanor, Queen of Castile and Isabella, Countess of Urgell
Isabella of Aragon (1380–1424)
Isabella of Aragon was a daughter of Peter IV of Aragon and his fourth wife, Sibila of Fortia. She was infanta of Aragon and Countess of Urgel.- Family :...
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Joanna's maternal grandparents were Philip III of Navarre
Philip III of Navarre
Philip III , called the Noble or the Wise, Count of Évreux and King of Navarre , was the second son of Louis of Évreux and Margaret of Artois and therefore a grandson of King Philip III of France...
and Joan II of Navarre
Joan II of Navarre
Joan II was Queen of Navarre from 1328 until her death. She was the only daughter of Margaret of Burgundy, first wife of King Louis X of France...
, daughter of Louis X of France
Louis X of France
Louis X of France, , called the Quarreler, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn was the King of Navarre from 1305 and King of France from 1314 until his death...
and his first wife Margaret of Burgundy. Her paternal grandparents were Alfonso IV of Aragon
Alfonso IV of Aragon
Alfonso IV, called the Kind was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1327 to his death. He was the second son of James II and Blanche of Anjou...
and his first wife Teresa d'Entença
Teresa d'Entença
Teresa d'Entença was the eldest daughter of Gombald d'Entença and his wife Constance of Antillón. She was Queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to King Alfonso IV of Aragon and was Countess of Urgell in her own right; however control over her estate passed to her husband.- Life :Before dying at...
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Marriage
On the 19 June 1373, Joanna married John I, Count of Ampurias. This was his second marriage after the death of his first wife Blanche of Sicily. Joanna was twenty-nine at the time of the marriage, she was considered an older bride.Many members of her family showed dislike to her father's fourth wife Queen Sibila, due to her low ranking birth and her family's interfierence at court. Joanna's husband John came into conflict with Sibila, and then rebelled against Joanna's father. The marriage of Peter and Sibila also led to a strain between himself and his three surviving children: Joanna, John and Martin.
Joanna and John were married for twelve years, in this time they had two sons:
- John (1375–1401), succeeded his father as Count of Ampurias
- Peter (d.1402), succeeded his brother, however only reigned for a year.
Joanna died aged forty or forty-one in 1385. Her husband died thirteen years later in 1398. She is buried at Poblet Monastery
Poblet Monastery
The Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located at the feet of the Prades Mountains, in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Catalonia . It was founded by Cistercian monks from France on lands conquered from the Moors...
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